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🎨 Sidebar Navigation - Implementation Summary

What Changed

Replaced the horizontal top navbar with a vertical left sidebar navigation matching the Figma design.

📐 Design Specs (from Figma)

  • Width: 63px
  • Background: White with right border
  • Button size: 40x40px with 10px border radius
  • Icon size: 20x20px
  • Spacing: 24px from top, 56px between buttons
  • Home button: Gradient background linear-gradient(135deg, #C27AFF 0%, #FB64B6 100%)
  • Active state: Light purple background #e9d5ff
  • Hover state: Lighter purple #f3e8ff

🔧 Files Modified

1. hub_base.html

  • Removed horizontal navbar
  • Added vertical sidebar with 4 navigation buttons
  • Imported render_icon macro
  • Added active state detection using request.path

2. icons.html

  • Added 4 new navigation icons:
  • home - House icon
  • users - People icon
  • wrench - Tool icon
  • settings - Gear icon

3. base.css

  • Removed old navbar styles
  • Added sidebar navigation styles
  • Updated body to use flexbox layout
  • Added .app-container for main content area with left margin
┌─────────┐
│  🔧     │ ← Home (gradient button)
│         │
│  👥     │ ← Client Admin
│         │
│  🔧     │ ← Tool Inventory
│         │
│  ⚙️     │ ← Settings
│         │
└─────────┘
  1. Home: / - Hub home page
  2. Client Admin: /tools/client-admin/ - Client management
  3. Tool Inventory: /tool-inventory/ - Tool database
  4. Settings: /settings - App settings

✨ Features

Active State Detection

The sidebar automatically highlights the current page: 

{% if request.path == '/' %}active{% endif %}
{% if '/client-admin' in request.path %}active{% endif %}

Gradient Home Button

The top button uses a special gradient that matches the Figma design: 

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #C27AFF 0%, #FB64B6 100%);

Hover Effects

All buttons have smooth hover transitions with light purple backgrounds.

🎨 Customization

Change Button Colors

Edit base.css: 

.nav-button:hover {
    background: #f3e8ff;  /* Hover color */
}

.nav-button.active {
    background: #e9d5ff;  /* Active color */
}

Change Home Button Gradient

Edit base.css: 

.nav-button-home {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #YourColor1 0%, #YourColor2 100%);
}

Add More Navigation Items

  1. Add icon to icons.html
  2. Add button to hub_base.html sidebar
  3. Spacing will automatically adjust (56px gap)

📱 Layout Structure

┌──────────────────────────────────────┐
│ [Sidebar] [Main Content Area]        │
│   63px    Flexible width              │
│           (margin-left: 63px)         │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘

The sidebar is fixed position, so it stays visible when scrolling. The main content area has a left margin to prevent overlap.

✅ What Works

  • ✅ Vertical sidebar navigation
  • ✅ Gradient home button with emoji
  • ✅ Active state highlighting
  • ✅ Hover effects
  • ✅ Proper spacing and sizing
  • ✅ Fixed position (stays on scroll)
  • ✅ Clean icon system using Lucide

🚀 Next Steps (Optional)

  • Add tooltips on hover for better UX
  • Add mobile responsive behavior (collapse to hamburger?)
  • Add keyboard navigation support
  • Add animation when switching pages